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Recent Examples of cobra
While laying on my stomach, Brashear pulled my arms up behind me into an assisted cobra pose.
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Kayla Blanton, Outside Online, 4 Apr. 2025
Chelsea was bitten by a cobra and nothing happened.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
In general appearance this new snake is very like a common cobra.
—Mark Fischetti, Scientific American, 17 Mar. 2025
Over six hours, the cobra bit and retreated in cycles, letting the venom do its work while avoiding the python’s powerful coils.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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Kayla Blanton, Outside Online, 4 Apr. 2025
Chelsea was bitten by a cobra and nothing happened.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
In general appearance this new snake is very like a common cobra.
—Mark Fischetti, Scientific American, 17 Mar. 2025
Over six hours, the cobra bit and retreated in cycles, letting the venom do its work while avoiding the python’s powerful coils.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cobra
Noun
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If you're bitten by a rattlesnake, experts say to keep the wound below the heart and call 911 immediately.—
Katie Nadworny,
Travel + Leisure,
25 June 2025
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The pygmy rattlesnake is usually found very near water and occasionally in rocky uplands, pine woods and glades.—
Gabrielle Chenault,
Nashville Tennessean,
13 June 2025
Noun
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Florida officials view the center’s remote location as an asset, boasting that its surrounding wetlands, filled with alligators and pythons, would deter attempts at escape.—
Skyler Swisher,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 June 2025
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Female Burmese pythons can lay as many as 100 eggs each spring.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
3 June 2025
Noun
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Her strapless gown also touted a plunging neckline with subtle boning, teamed with a massive feather boa for added drama.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
4 July 2025
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Though the platforms became the star of the show, other parts of Campbell’s ensemble, which included a bright pink feather boa and a Scottish inspired kilt, were also made famous by the fall.—
Rosa Rahimi,
CNN Money,
19 June 2025
Noun
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Black mambas are often seen cruising the savanna with their head and neck held high, using their keen eyesight to scan for danger or track prey – typically small mammals such as hyraxes, bush babies, and rodents.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2025
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The black mamba and the eastern brown snake are also very fast, reaching speeds of 12 mph.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
Noun
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This is a humid, low-lying landscape not unlike the wetlands where today’s large constrictors thrive.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Boa constrictors can reach up to 13 feet as adults.—
Mike Stunson,
Kansas City Star,
27 May 2025
Noun
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About 150,000 dogs in the United States are bitten by venomous snakes every year, including rattlesnakes, copperheads, and water moccasins, according to the WSU article.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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Greyson Hardy’s adventure also left him lost in wilderness that is home to alligators, copperheads and bear.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2025
Noun
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It is believed that this snake preyed on large vertebrates, such as crocodiles, and used constriction to overpower its prey, similar to modern-day anacondas.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Brewer goes on to explain that Burmese pythons are the third largest snake behind reticulated pythons, which are the longest, and anacondas, which are the heaviest.—
Brooke Baitinger,
Sacbee.com,
19 May 2025
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That was when, along the margins of the Juma, the bushmaster snapped into view.—
Terrence McCoy,
Washington Post,
8 Nov. 2023
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Bushmaster The funky blues-rock band wraps up the Falls Church Concerts in the Park series.—
Sarah Lane,
Washington Post,
2 Aug. 2017
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“Cobra.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cobra. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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